The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-28
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
A State Ticket and Fighting Platform
That Paragon Of Perfection Presiden
Cleveland Endorsed.
Republicans Must Go if Civil Services
Has to be Repealed.
Congressman Thomas E. Powell Chos.
en- to Head the Ticket.

CLEVELAND, o., July 21.-The dem.
ocratic state convention was called tC
order at IL o'clock this morning at Mu-
sic hall by Henry BOIL of Marietta
chairman of the state executive com
mittee. Senator Henry s. Payne en-
tered the hall just before the conven
tion opened and was loudly cheered
There was no temporary organization
and Hon. Geo. e. Seney of Tiffin at
once took his place as chairman.
Judge Seney made short speech Gu
logizing ex-senator Thurman and de-
manding that the republicans be turned
out of office, and if necessary to accom-
plish this result that the civil service
law be repealed. AT the close of his
remarks the platform was adopted
without a dissenting vote. Nomina-
tions for governor were then called for
and Congressman James 3. Campbell
of Hamilton county, Thomas Z. Powell
Of Delaware and Congressman Martin
A. Foran were named,
Powell was nominated on second bal
lot.
D. @. Coleman of Portage county was
nominated Lieutenant Governor by ac-
clamation after ballot had been taken,
the two other candidates withdrawing.
For Judge of the Superior Court, long
term, L.R. Critchfield of Holmes county
was nominated by reclamation.
For Judge of Superior Conrt, short
term, Virgil p. Kelley of Cleveland.
attempt was made to force through
the nomination of Emil KieSewetter of
FRANKLIN county for Auditor of State
nd ~ 80 Gv,naaf5 hut nh
man Seney declared the nomination
carried and the nomination was
made. Several of the delegates
attempted to protest but all were ruled
out of order. Finally John Mcbride of
Stark county declared that KieseWetter
was nominated in an unfair manner
and declared he would take the
stump against him. Mr.. KieSewet-
ter then, announced that he
wanted no unfair advantage and
that he was willing to go before the
candidates. This induced the chair
man to call for further nominations.
Joseph G. Curley of Campaign county
was then named and the ballot Or
dered, which resulted in the nomina-
ton of Kiesewetter.
THE PLATFORM.
The democratic party of Ohio, in
convention assembled, proclaims its
hearty and uneQuivocal endorsement of
the honest, patriotic and economical
administration of President Cleveland.
We demand such a judiciouS reduc-
ton of the present burdensome tariff
as shall result in producing revenue
sufficient only to meet the expenses of
an economical administration of the
government, the payment of liberal
pension to union soldiers and sailors
and the payment of interest and princi-
pal of the public debt, and if necessary
we favor such reduction of internal
revenue, except on liquors, as will pre-
vent the accumulation of surplus in
the national treasury, and we denOunce
any attempt to abolish the tax of hq-
uorS for the purpose of keeping up the
present unjust, unequal and OnerouS
tariff system.
We call attention to and affirm, as
sound doctrine and policy, the follow
ing emphatic and patriotic language of
President Cleveland:
"Our public domain is our natianal
wealth, earnest of our growth and the
heritage of our people. It should
promise development and riches, relief
to crOWding population and homes to
thrift and industry. These inestlma-
BILE advantages should be jealousy
guarded and a careful and enlightened
policy on the part of the government
should secure them to the people,"
We demand that all lands of the gov
eminent be held for actual settlers,
and who are citizens of the United
States and for those who declare their
intention to become such.
We are in hearty sympathy with all
people struggling to free themselves
from the environments of despotism,
and especially does the long and gal
liant struggle of Ireland for the price
less boon of home rule and the rights
of manhood, wake our warmest ap-
plause and command our heartiest good
wishes for speedy success.
Labor being the chief factor and great
CONSERVATION of free and liberal institu.
tions, should enjoy its full share of the
common benefits derived therefrom
Therefore we favor such restraints OF
Capitalization and encrOachment OF
corporate power as to bring the best
possible protection to honest labor, and
at the same time conserve the interests
of honestly employed capital.
We favor such legislation on the ques
| ton of immigration as will prevent the
| landing for permanent residence Of
aliens who are not willing to declare
their intention of becoming citizens o.
of the United States.
/ we declare our OppOSlClOn TO the I'm
portation of contract labor, and we de
mand the speedy punishment of al
persons melting riot and revolution
against republican institutions.
We demand the fullest safeguard
for the ballot box and the punishment
of all who seek to corrupt it.
We declare in favor of proper regu
lation of the liquor traffic and believ
it to be the duty of all good citizens +
aid in reducing to minimum the evil
resulting therefrom, and to this en-,
favor the submission of an amendmen
to the constitution providing for
license of such traffic.
LATER.-TRe ticket was complete
as follows: Treasurer of State, Georg
w. Harper, of Green County; Attol
ney General, William H. Leet, of Oh
tawa County; Member of the Board c
Public Works, Peter }. Murphy, c
Butler County. The convention at 81
adjourned sine die.